4 Ukrainian drones were shot down in Rostov, Russia – Mehr news agency RCO News Agency

According to the Mehr News Agency, quoted by Tass, “Vasily Golubov”, the governor of Rostov region, in the southwest of Russia, announced that the defense systems of the Russian Armed Forces intercepted and shot down 4 Ukrainian attacking drones in the sky of this region on Wednesday.

According to Golubov, no one was injured in this incident.

In recent weeks, Ukrainian forces have been targeting the Russian border areas in the Republic of Crimea and the regions of Belgorod, Bryansk, Kursk, Voronezh and Rostov with drones and missiles almost daily.

Yesterday, Tuesday, Reuters quoted the “senior military official of the Ukrainian army” as claiming that the forces of the Ukrainian army continue to advance in the “Kursk” region and have taken control of 100 villages so far.

On Monday, the Ministry of Defense of Russia announced in a statement that the number of casualties of Ukrainian forces since the beginning of their attack on Kursk reached more than 5,800 dead, 72 tanks, 383 armored personnel carriers, 58 armored personnel carriers and 11 multiple missile launch platforms.

The Ministry of Defense of Russia stated: Russian forces thwarted the attempts of Ukrainian units to attack several towns in the Kursk region. In the past 24 hours, more than 300 Ukrainian soldiers were killed and 14 Ukrainian weapons were destroyed in the battles of the Kursk region.

Dmitry Peskov, the spokesman of the Russian presidential office (Kremlin), said in a speech addressed to the journalists of his country: Putin (Russian President) currently has no plans to contact IAEA Director General “Grossi”.

The spokesman of the Russian presidential office continued: “Kiev’s hostile actions cannot go unanswered and will undoubtedly be answered.” There were no negotiations between Russia and Ukraine before Kiev’s invasion of the Kursk region.

Dmitry Peskov added: The information received about the progress of the special operation from its field operatives is a priority for Putin’s attention. Military infrastructure or other related facilities are the target of our attacks in the framework of special operations.